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An Act To Assist Working Families with Young Children
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)
 
Child Care Services 0563
 
Initiative: Appropriates and allocates funds for the full match to leverage all available federal child care development funds.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	

FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	
			
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	

Head Start 0545
 
Initiative: Appropriates funds for delivery of Head Start services.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	

Purchased Social Services 0228
 
Initiative: Appropriates funds for home visiting services.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$5,400,000	$5,400,000	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$5,400,000	$5,400,000	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2015-16	2016-17	
			
GENERAL FUND	$9,400,000	$9,400,000	
FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$12,400,000	$12,400,000	

SUMMARY
This bill provides funding to the Department of Health and Human Services to leverage all available federal child care development funds.